Police release footage of journalist McKee and killers in quest for help

Police released footage showing Ms McKee in a crowd of onlookers in the Creggan area on Thursday night shortly before she was murdered.

It also shows the gunman at a corner and an individual picking up something from the ground on the same corner.

Police said they were releasing the footage “to encourage anyone with information to make contact with us”.

Ms McKee died after being shot during rioting in the Creggan area on Thursday night.

Police said that they believe dissident republicans from the New IRA are behind her murder.

Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy is now leading the investigation and called on the people of Creggan to help bring Ms McKee’s murderer to justice.

“Lyra’s death is senseless and appalling beyond belief. It represents the tragic loss of promise and the loss of potential, however it should not be the loss of hope,” he said.

“We know that the people of Creggan do not support what happened and they stand with us today in outrage and disgust at the mayhem that took place on their streets last night.”

Detective Superintendent Murphy said that police had already received a large number of calls and information from the public relating to the murder.